A group thought.
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Undemocratic? Bureaucratic? The EU and universities have plenty in common.
The Lord Speaker, Lord Fowler, during the debate on the Brexit bill.
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Peers have sent the Brexit bill back to MPs with changes calling for a vote on a final deal, and the protection of EU nationals in Britain.
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The stage is set for a constitutional confrontation.
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Our globally interconnected world is not at peace with diversity, this is where internationalisation can step-in.
Donald Trump prioritises the nation-state and closed borders.
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People are unhappy with the current state of affairs – but this is happening despite globalisation, not because of it.
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The debate about what role the Lords play in Brexit is potentially based on a misunderstanding about what the upper house actually does.
Protests as the Article 50 bill makes its way through parliament.
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The Lords’ amendment to the Brexit bill doesn’t allay EU citizens’ fear for their future.
For whom?
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Can the world’s progressives build their own international movement?
West Germany’s Helmut Schmidt (l) and Romania’s Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1978.
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EU citizens are being treated as pawns ahead of Brexit negotiations. This has happened before, at the height of the Cold War.
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If the merger goes ahead, the new index would be Europe’s largest, giving it dominance within the EU and a strong position in international trading too.
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If you think Brexit will be the issue that brings elections to the upper chamber, think again.
With a prospective hard Brexit, Australia should prioritise a free trade agreement with the EU over the UK.
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Analysis shows there’s less competition and more cross over in trade between Australia and the EU, making a trade deal more appealing.
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A weak pound is likely to lure more international bidders to UK shores. Time then to make sure we have our defences in place.
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The party picked the wrong candidate and the wrong tactics in this byelection, and it showed in the result.
Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr (with the yellow t-shirt) in front of a statue of Paul Kruger at Church Square in Pretoria.
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The idea of white victimhood played an important part in Donald Trump’s rise. The South African brand of white supremacy has made a tangible contribution to this narrative of victimhood.
The Statue of Liberty has been a welcoming sight for immigrants for decades.
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Trump’s plans to build a wall with Mexico and deport millions of people in the US illegally cast immigrants as an economic threat to Americans. The evidence suggests otherwise.
A triple whammy for wine?
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Bottling up concerns over the price of imports.
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There’s a lot of talk about a Brexit ‘divorce bill’ costing the UK tens of billions – we got two academics to check the facts.
Signing the Treaty of Rome in 1957.
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It’s almost as though Europe saw Brexit coming when the Treaties of Rome were signed in 1957.
The struggle to be together.
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Supreme Court upholds controversial immigration rules for families introduced in 2012. It means families will have to earn a minimum income to bring over spouses from abroad.